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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: At-home blood test developed to detect PFAS earlier

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 23, 2023
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

With lawsuits stalled in Michigan, Nessel seeks Line 5 shutdown in Wisconsin

by Bridge Michigan May 22, 2023
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

More fallout from Midland dam failures: blood-sucking parasites in rivers

by Bridge Michigan May 18, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: $400 Million hydrogen fuel plant coming to Michigan, U.N. panel recommends shutting down Line 5

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 18, 2023
Posted inCulture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

EPA wants Native American tribes to implement water quality standards equivalent to the Clean Water Act’s requirements

by Michigan Public May 12, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery

by Bridge Michigan May 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: The Nation’s first “PFAS Annihilator” is now being used in Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 9, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, The Catch, Water Quality

National PFAS limits

by Great Lakes Now May 8, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek May 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code

by Bridge Michigan May 4, 2023

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  • Will the U.S. really rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America?’
    After failed trade negotiations, U.S. Pres. Trump threatened to rename one of the Great Lakes. On Thursday, he signed an executive order.
  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.

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